Car-coupling



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D. BBLLON.

GAR GOUPLING.

No. 566,291. Patented Aug. 25, 1896.

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DAVID BELLON, OF VALTON, NEW'` YORK.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 566,291, dated August 25, 1896.

Application led April 23, 1895. Serial No. 546,860. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID BnLLoN, of Walton, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car- Couplers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of car-couplers in which a link is arranged to enter two conjoining draw-heads and engage with hooks adapted to enter said link and thereby secure together two adj oining cars; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective device for the purpose of coupling together railway-cars automatically in a safe and reliable manner. This object I attain by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which are herein referred to and form part of this specication, and in which- Figure l is an inverted plan view of one of my couplers connected to the draw-head of a conjoinin g coupler, the latter being shown in horizontal section; Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section of the draw-heads of two conjoined couplers at the line X X on Fig. l, and Fig. 3 a transverse vertical section of one of the draw-heads at the line Y Y on Fig. 2.

As represented in the drawings, A designates the draw-head of my coupler, having in its outer end an opening l, which is beveled outwardly in every direction to form a guide by which a link B, when held in a conjoining coupler, will be guided to its required place. Opening into the opening l there is a mortise 2, which is adapted to receive one end of the link B, and following the mortise 2 there is a vertical mortise 3, whose outer end is formed on an inclination, as shown in Fig. 2. Said mortise is fitted to receive a spring-actuated lever C, which is pivoted to the draw-head A by a fulcrum 4t, so that said lever will swing in a vertical direction. The outer end of the lever C is provided with an inclined head that is fitted to bear against the inclined outer end of the mortise 3 and thereby relieve the fulcrurn 4 from the strain of the train of cars, and it is also provided with a hook 5, that is fitted to engage in an end of the link B in the operation of coupling cars. The inner end of the lever C has an arm 6, to which the pressure of a spring 7 is applied to normally press the lever C into the position shown by the full lines of Fig. 2. A bent lever D is fulcrumed, as at 8, to the draw-head A, and one end of the saine is fitted to bear against the arm 6 in such manner that a movement of the lever D will produce a corresponding movement of the lever O to disengage the hook 5 from the link B. The opposite end of the lever D is preferably provided with a chain 9, or other means, for tilting said lever when occasion requires.

E is the draw-bar, which is a continuation of the draw-head A and is tted to move in guides 10, which are arranged transversely beneath the body of the car. A spring or springs ll surround said draw-bar and are fitted to resist either a strain of tension or compression, according to circumstances. Guides 12 are preferably provided to resist any torsional strain, and a chain 13 or other connection can be employed to connect the two couplers of a car together when it is desirable to form a continuous connection of all the draw-bars of a train of cars.

My invention operates in the following manner: vVhile 'the link B is projecting from one of the draw-heads A, two cars are run together with sufficient force to carry said link into the opening l of the draw-head, which is connected to a car that is to be coupled to the moving car. The link B, by taking against the curved face of the hook 5, will cause the lever O to tilt against the resistance of the spring 7, and when said link has entered the mortise 2 sufficiently the lever O will be tilted by the spring 7, so that the hook 5 of said lever will engage in the link B to complete the operation of coupling. To effect a disengagement of the two couplers, the lever D should be manipulated to tilt the lever C sufficiently to free the link B from the hook of the tilted lever, and as soon as this is accomplished the cars can be drawn apart from each other.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a car-coupler, the combination, with a draw-head, A, having a horizontal mortise, 2, adapted to receive a coupling-link, B, a vertical mortise, 3, leading into the lower side of said horizontal mortise and having its outer end inclined upward and outward as shown IOO outer side of said draw-head and itted to bear against the lower face of the arm 6, of a drawbar, E, secured to said draw-head and pro vided With springs, 11, arranged to resist a longitudinal movement of said drawl1ead in either direction, and guides, 12, attached to said draw-head and arranged to retain the latter in position, as specified.

DAVID BELLON. Vitnesses WM. I-I. METCALF, W. R. STEVENS. 

